Conservatives Claim Roberts Upheld Obamacare Because Of ‘Cognitive Problems’ Due To Epilepsy Medication
This one you just have to laugh at. In the wake of Chief Justice John Roberts' surprising decision to actually put the United States Constitution and the needs of the American people ahead of partisan activism by casting the majority vote to uphold the Health Care Reform Law, the Right Wing is scrambling like rats in a spotlight to come up with some reason to continue to ignore reality. So now, in typical Right Wing fashion, they're revving up the bus and preparing to throw John Roberts under it. Even though this is the man who handed the Koch Brothers the ability to buy U.S. elections, it seems Roberts has proved that no good deed goes unpunished. And given the fact that this is coming from Michael Savage, who is probably second only to Rush Limbaugh as the most misinformed bigoted America hater around, it's all the more fun to watch.
Article excerpt follows:
Conservatives Claim Roberts Upheld Obamacare Because Of ‘Cognitive Problems’ Due To Epilepsy Medication
By Steven Perlberg
Jun 29, 2012
Chief Justice John Roberts — a George W. Bush appointee — surprised many conservatives when he wrote the majority opinion upholding Obamacare’s individual mandate, but now some conservative activists are trying to link the side effects of Roberts’ epilepsy medication to his jurisprudence.
On his radio show yesterday, right-wing host Michael Savage — who has previously called autism a “phony disease” — claimed that Roberts’ epilepsy is the root cause of his “cognitive dissociation” in the Obamacare ruling:
Let’s talk about Roberts. I’m going to tell you something that you’re not going to hear anywhere else, that you must pay attention to. It’s well known that Roberts, unfortunately for him, has suffered from epileptic seizures. Therefore he has been on medication. Therefore neurologists will tell you that medication used for seizure disorders, such as epilepsy, can introduce mental slowing, forgetfulness and other cognitive problems. And if you look at Roberts’ writings you can see the cognitive dissociation in what he is saying.
Another right-wing radio host, Bryan Fischer, echoed Savage’s sentiments in a tweet citing a 2007 New York Times piece about the Chief Justice.
Bryan Fischer @BryanJFischer NYT, '07: Roberts' epilepsy meds "troubling side effects," include "mental slowing and forgetfulness." nyti.ms/LU0dgv
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In true form, the Drudge Report also linked to Savage’s comments in the wake of the ruling.
It’s remarkable that epilepsy is somehow still stigmatized significantly more than other neurological disorders. It’s even more remarkable that Savage, Fischer, and Drudge would stoop this low.
Read More: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/06/29/508761...
It remains to be seen if his logic and tactics will bear any fruit. If not, he chose poorly by rewriting the law.
It would be great if in fact it did originate in the Senate.
Check this out, though they provide no timeline, it still raised my eyebrows.
http://www.thenationalpatriot...
Unless I’m missing something, no. The bill that passed the Senate wasn’t technically a Senate bill. Reid took a bill that had already passed the House, stripped out the provisions to turn it into a “shell bill,” and then inserted the text of ObamaCare to get around this requirement. The bill that passed the Senate was H.R.3590, which initially had to do with tax breaks for military homeowners. And yes, they’ve used the “shell bill” strategy before. In fact, the conservative opinion today specifically mentioned Article I, section 7 at one point while raising no objection to Reid’s sleight of hand.
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Well yes he is!
Bulletin: Expect this sort of thing to get worse. We went through the same gamut of voting fraud during Obama's run for the money. When voters in Boulder City, Nevada went into the voting booth to cast their ballots, guess who's name was already checked on their ballot? I'll give you a clue. It wasn't Sharon Angles name. And guess what else? The voters had no intention of voting for Harry Reid. How desperate can these Demwits get?
Well the folks have been fed well the hate... and they swallow it hook line and sinker.
As far as Roberts is concerned, he just ignited a firestorm of voter's who will vote to unseat the real liar in chief, the one that said this wasn't a tax when it is more than 21 taxes in a socialist healthcare bill that we cannot afford to pay for nor is it constitutional and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. Bye Bye Bo and Mo! Better get those tax payer vacations and golf outings in while you can before we give you the final vacation.
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LOL Ha ha ha ha ha!
But why did he foul up the swearing in ceremony?
I call it checkmate.
if not a checkmate, it is very close.
As Clinton has said of Obamas readings, "Just words." It is a tax, Obama just bragged about being the creator of the largest tax in history. Some it will give that special feeling between the legs, And some think government can run things well. and have proof, the national debt. Most will see this as not JUST WORDS, but dishonest words, Obama was a constutional law speaker, for a college, he knew the constitution, and that his no tax was an out and out lie.
Congress now needs to pass it as a tax, How many democrats will appove the new modified bill with tax instead of a penalty. How many democrats would now vote for it?
have to say NOBAMA 2012
No, and hopefully the one that is there will find a retirement notice come November.
"And do you get that special Obama thrill?
No, never did have that mysterious tickle up the leg. But should Romney make as stupid a choice as McCain did for VP my vote will go third party again.
Unfortunately this thing short of a Congressional repeal is here to stay. As much as Dems might not want to vote on a tax. How many conservatives are willing to tell the American people that preexisting conditions can be a deciding factor or that kids after 18/21 are on their own. I have yet to see what the Republicans have to replace this most hated of Obama-nations.
In so far as they soda in the drinking fountains 3rd grade class president campaign, yes Obiecare has freebees in it. I don't think giving this much power to the government over our lives is a great idea as you suggest.
Freebies are the problem in this country. Nobody in DC or almost any level of government can say NO. The more the people get Freebies the more they want and the least likely they are to want to give them up.
term limits, end to perks, subject to the laws, rules, and regulations they pass. would be a great start.
• The share of Americans who've been out of work a long time — now at 42% of the unemployed — is the highest since the Great Depression (source: Labor Department).
• The proportion of the civilian working-age population actually working, at 58%, is the smallest since the Carter era (Labor Department).
• Growth in nonfarm payroll jobs since the recovery began in June 2009 is the slowest of any comparable recovery since World War II (Hoover Institution).
• The rate of new business startups — the engine of job growth — has plunged to an all-time low of 7.87% of all businesses (Census Bureau).
• 3 in 10 young adults can't find jobs and live with their parents, highest since the 1950s (Pew Research).
• 54% of bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25 are jobless or underemployed, the highest share in decades (Northeastern University).
• Black teen unemployment, now at 37%, is near Depression-era highs (Labor Department).
• Almost 1 in 6 Americans are now poor — the highest ratio in 30 years — and the total number of poor, at 49.1 million, is the largest on record (Census).
• The number of Americans on food stamps — ...
• The share of Americans who've been out of work a long time — now at 42% of the unemployed — is the highest since the Great Depression (source: Labor Department).
• The proportion of the civilian working-age population actually working, at 58%, is the smallest since the Carter era (Labor Department).
• Growth in nonfarm payroll jobs since the recovery began in June 2009 is the slowest of any comparable recovery since World War II (Hoover Institution).
• The rate of new business startups — the engine of job growth — has plunged to an all-time low of 7.87% of all businesses (Census Bureau).
• 3 in 10 young adults can't find jobs and live with their parents, highest since the 1950s (Pew Research).
• 54% of bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25 are jobless or underemployed, the highest share in decades (Northeastern University).
• Black teen unemployment, now at 37%, is near Depression-era highs (Labor Department).
• Almost 1 in 6 Americans are now poor — the highest ratio in 30 years — and the total number of poor, at 49.1 million, is the largest on record (Census).
• The number of Americans on food stamps — 45 million recipients, or 1 in 7 residents — also is the highest on record (Congressional Budget Office).
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Romney is hitting Obama with facts.
What is Romney and the GOP offering that is different? Damn! Is that what Conservatives what to just keep regurgitating? Obama supporters are staying with him. Conservatives and Tea Baggers are tepidly supporting Mitt Romney. You all had better get a message out that attracts the moderates and independents. This kind of long list Right Wing bile is not working my friend.
Romney understands investors which gives him the ability to use investor money rather then tax payer money to create jobs. All Romney has to do is delete Obama’s big government taxes and regulations and he will entise investors to invest and create jobs!
Romney understand Capitalism. Obama couldn’t manage a hot dog stand. Obama only understands how to buy votes with welfare programs.
Marxism doesn’t work which is why Obama only created 69 thousand jobs in May 2012 but the June report is do out by Friday.